title: Pediatric and neonatal interfacility transport: results from a national consensus conference.
abstract: The practice of pediatric/neonatal interfacility transport continues to expand. Transport teams have evolved into mobile ICUs capable of delivering state-of-the-art critical care during pediatric and neonatal transport. The most recent document regarding the practice of pediatric/neonatal transport is more than a decade old. The following article details changes in the practice of interfacility transport over the past decade and expresses the consensus views of leaders in the field of transport medicine, including the American Academy of Pediatrics' Section on Transport Medicine.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Section of Critical Care Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, USA. stroudmichaelh@uams.edu
authors.forename: Michael H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Stroud
authors.forename: Michael S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Trautman
authors.forename: Keith
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Meyer
authors.forename: M Michele
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Moss
authors.forename: Hamilton P
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Schwartz
authors.forename: Michael T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Bigham
authors.forename: Nicholas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tsarouhas
authors.forename: Webra Price
authors.initials: WP
authors.lastname: Douglas
authors.forename: Janice
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Romito
authors.forename: Sherrie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hauft
authors.forename: Michael T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Meyer
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Insoft
mesh_terms: D000068:Accreditation; D019985:Benchmarking; D035843:Biomedical Research; D002648:Child; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D004189:Disaster Planning / Q000458:organization & administration; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007318:Inservice Training / Q000458:organization & administration; D007363:Intensive Care Units, Neonatal / Q000458:organization & administration*; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration; D010360:Patient Transfer / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling / Q000458:organization & administration; D008486:Physician Executives; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000458:organization & administration; D017751:Safety Management; D062606:Tertiary Care Centers; D014187:Transportation of Patients / Q000458:organization & administration*
keywords: EMTALA; accreditation; benchmarking; interfacility transport; transport medicine; transport research